However, the Dutch investigators, despite being armed with the latest in modern technology as well as the assistance of their British colleagues, were not able to decode the recordings, and in the end they asked Russian experts to do it. In three years this has been the only time they have asked to collaborate. Never before had the commission accepted any Russian offers of assistance.

The decoded recordings clearly showed that the missile had been fired from the zone controlled by the Ukrainian military. And this is not some fabricated story concocted by journalists, but documented, technical information.

Estimated distance to Flight MH-17 from the Ukrainian-controlled BUK launcher in Zaroshchenskoe at the moment of attack (less than 30km) lies within the operational range, unlike one, presumably operated by the Donbass militia.

However, every sign seems to indicate that the decoded information obtained from Russia will not be included in the case file, but will instead face the fate of so much other data that does not fit neatly into the preferred version of the investigation. It will probably just fall into a black hole, which is what happened to the photos of the tragedy that were taken by American spy satellites.

In the meantime however, it will not be easy for the investigators to stick to their prescribed approach to the investigation. Independent experts are conscientiously suggesting new avenues of inquiry that could help move the process along.

For example, since all of the Ukrainian army’s existing launch sites for its Buk-M1 missile-defense system can be accounted for and examined by the commission, it would be a simple enough matter to establish whether at least one of them was used to fire the missile. An inspection of the 60 existing launch sites within this system is both physically possible and could provide some surprising information. The launch of a Buk-M1 missile leaves indelible “burns” on the ramp that cannot be concealed, even under a new coat of paint. Although that would seem to be a very simple suggestion, it’s a significant one.

Professor van der Pijl examines the tragedy from a geopolitical perspective and asks: who benefited most from this disaster? And he answers: the US, which subsequently imposed sanctions against Russia, undermining its gas industry and checking its growing role on the international stage.

Specifically, the professor cites the following arguments:

– One day before the tragedy, the BRICS nations signed an agreement to establish their own bank, which the US saw as a rival to the IMF and World Bank.

– Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel had settled on a new conceptual framework for resolving the crisis in Ukraine – without US input – and real progress was being made.

– In addition, once the Boeing 777 was downed, American gas companies were suddenly able to find the traction to kick-start their work in Europe and force Russia out of the EU market. Moscow was forced to abandon the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline, and relations with the government in Kiev, which subsequently became a pawn in the games played by the West, definitively soured.

Not a single European or American media outlet has reacted to the announcement of the book’s publication and its path onto the shelves of bookstores is unlikely to be an easy one. However, times are changing, and many people are taking an interest in and flocking to Professor van der Pijl’s blog, Der Abschuss Flug MH17, which provides information about the publication of the book as well as links to his sources.

Using the materials available to them, the authors of the blog intend to shed light on the absurd inconsistencies evident during the investigation, as well as the investigators’ stubborn reluctance to answer awkward questions. Some known examples are:

– How could Ukrainian President Poroshenko, who announced the tragedy 15 minutes after it occured, have known that the Boeing 777 had been shot down by a Russian Buk missile?

We shall soon see whether officials will block the distribution of the book and what the consequences of that might be. But events could take an interesting turn. As a result of Professor van der Pijl’s efforts, we will learn the price of not only the work of the Dutch commission investigating the tragic fate of flight MH17, but the European democracy and European justice as well…

The publication is based on Dmitry Sedov’s article by Strategic Culture Foundation (in Russian), adapted and translated by ORIENTAL REVIEW.

what about the families of those on mh17. Malaysia gov can play any game they want but their people?
surely families of all those on the flight can get together and ask for help from specialists in the field and shame those who get to gain. after which they can also build boycot groups. International group lost their loved ones and they should ask for justice. I most certainly would knock on doors and get the specialists to help me. Many travel by planes and even they will be interested,come on, anyone reading this and is an expert HELP

Many very interesting points I had missed in this article, including “benefits” for the Empire in its attacks against Russia. In that regard, I am still baffled that nobody seems to mention the much more real benefit to the Empire from the Ukrainian coup and other attacks on Russia, of the greater damage to Europe, as opposed to damage to Russia, that results from seducing Europe into anti-Russian policies. Another thing that doesn’t get mentioned is how convenient to have another Malaysian flight go down when the only plausible explanation ( not implying that it was correct) for the fate of the first one was that it was shot down by US forces when approaching their strategic aggression centre at Diego Garcia.

There’s no evidence (that I know of) that the Empire was involved in either disaster, but it’s astonishing how easy it is for the manipulators of disinformation to sell the story of Russia, or more specifically that devil Putin, having carried out a massacre that served no purpose for Russia or Putin but was very convenient for people who chose to be their enemies.

I thought the whole thing was basically settled – MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian jet, using cannon then short range air to air missiles. The story of a BUK being used is a huge miss-direction – for a start they emit a fantastic amount of noise and a wide white rocket trail all the way up to 30,000 ft or whatever that would have been strongly visible for literally dozens of miles in every direction yet that is not mentioned.
Once I saw the photo of the machine gunned section of starboard cockpit there was no doubt what brought that plane down.